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Article: A Profile of South Carolina
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- January 16, 2008
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A look at South Carolina, where Republicans hold their primary Saturday and Democrats hold their primary Jan. 26.
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NUMBERS
Population: 4,321,249
AGE
Median age: 37.1
Percentage of population 65 and over: 12.8 percent
Percentage of population 85 and over: 1.5 percent
RACE
Race: 68.5 percent white, 29 percent black, 1.1 percent Asian; 3.5 percent Hispanic/Latino origin
LANGUAGE
Language other than English spoken at home: 5.2 percent
EDUCATION
High school graduate: 82 percent
Bachelor's degree: 24 percent
Advanced degree: 8 percent
MONEY
Median household income: $39,454
Families below poverty level: 11 percent
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